{"id":461051,"date":"2019-06-17T11:20:45","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T15:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=461051"},"modified":"2020-12-28T11:33:51","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T16:33:51","slug":"kieran-agard-new-deal-mk-dons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/06\/17\/kieran-agard-new-deal-mk-dons\/","title":{"rendered":"Kieran Agard Signs New Deal at MK Dons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MK Dons striker Kieran Agard has signed a new deal at the club. The striker, 29, was the Dons&#8217; top scorer with 20 goals as they secured automatic promotion from League Two on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/05\/05\/mk-dons-secure-promotion-from-league-two-and-the-future-looks-bright-under-paul-tisdale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">final day<\/a> of the season.<\/p>\n<h1>Kieran Agard Signs New MK Dons Contract<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Striker <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kieran_agard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@kieran_agard<\/a> has signed a new deal with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MKDons?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MKDons<\/a> which will keep last season\u2019s top goalscorer at Stadium MK.<\/p>\n<p>Full story ?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XUQnxMgLGP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/XUQnxMgLGP<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DonDeal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DonDeal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2cYb6cN5qD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/2cYb6cN5qD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MK Dons (@MKDonsFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MKDonsFC\/status\/1140637781020033024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">17 June 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Speculation<\/h2>\n<p>Agard was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/kieran-agard\/profil\/spieler\/57066\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">out on contract<\/a> at the end of this season, his third at the club after signing from Bristol City. It was widely reported that he would be leaving the club, with Gillingham understood to have been the destination for him, according to Luke Cawdell of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentonline.co.uk\/medway\/sport\/agard-on-gills-wishlist-206518\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kent Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That speculation has remained fresh right up until this point, but the Dons keeping hold of their top scorer and Player&#8217;s Player of the Year shows big ambition from the club in not allowing their prized assets to be taken.<\/p>\n<h2>What They Said<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking to the MK Dons website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mkdons.com\/news\/2019\/june\/agard-remains-a-don\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Agard said<\/a>: &#8220;At the end of the season, I went home and had a rest and spoke to my family. In the end, we couldn\u2019t wait to get back here.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a Club, we\u2019re moving in the right direction which was evident last season. It\u2019s something I want to be a part of. I thoroughly enjoyed last season and I want to have more times like that here &#8211; I\u2019m looking to build on last season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m thankful to the fans that have supported me. Hopefully, I can give them some more to sing about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>More to Follow?<\/h2>\n<p>MK Dons confirmed in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mkdons.com\/news\/2019\/may\/mk-dons-retained-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">retained list<\/a> last month that only Agard and fellow striker Chuks Aneke would be offered new deals out of those whose contracts were expiring.<\/p>\n<p>With Agard now signed up, it remains to be seen whether the side can keep hold of their two stars from the promotion-winning campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old looked to be on his way out last summer. However, he stayed with the club and slowly repaired a fractured relationship with the MK Dons fans. This summer, it&#8217;s reported by Will Rooney at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portsmouth.co.uk\/sport\/football\/portsmouth-fc\/how-portsmouth-target-chuks-aneke-s-stats-compare-to-blues-forwards-brett-pitman-and-oli-hawkins-1-8940293\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Portsmouth News<\/a> that he has been a target for Portsmouth.<\/p>\n<p>If, though, the Dons can convince him to sign an extension like Agard, it would show they mean serious business.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"aOEcj9hGQ-x-aa80V0jX0A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1129551113\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'aOEcj9hGQ-x-aa80V0jX0A',sig:'fn9zqWG9jyatfBINQ9kzjwBbScQArN5xCBneG8Nudtk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1129551113',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MK Dons striker Kieran Agard has signed a new deal at the club. The striker, 29, was the Dons&#8217; top scorer with 20 goals as they secured automatic promotion from League Two on the final day of the season. 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